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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts defeated Spain to claim a historic third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved 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 delivering Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

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

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his victory