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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to team tennis glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a straight sets victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a break down at the start of the second

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

When play continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and put the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory