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The young Italian star and his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat Spain to claim a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph secured a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and Spain made the championship match despite missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, 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 realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

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

When play resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive each before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory