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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to team tennis success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a historic third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again excelled 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 win secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger moments of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the final 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 number two another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition 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 opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory