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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated Spain to secure a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

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

It is a fourth team championship title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Win

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting 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 events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match continued, and with Munar down break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and put the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph