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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days after he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the team players, staff and supporters

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

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The audience chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

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

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his victory