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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

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

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

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

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to save each before producing a series of solid service games - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph