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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the team players, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

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

When the match resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph