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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team overcame Spain to claim a historic third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to starred as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a straight sets victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and Spain reached the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to save both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory