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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he fought back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting 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 all their matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and put the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to zero to finish his victory