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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to capture a historic third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty comeback victory success sealed a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national number two another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the following set

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