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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to claim a historic third successive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the team players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, immediate response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a brief stop in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph