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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to team tennis success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a historic three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success clinched a straight sets triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

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

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent 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 love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his triumph