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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated Spain to secure a historic third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

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

His opponent succeeded to survive both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his triumph