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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a historic third successive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a straight sets victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

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

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

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

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the game to deuce

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

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to save both before putting together a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his triumph