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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated Spain to capture a historic third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again starred as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

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

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and Spain reached the championship match despite missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with Munar facing break point, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory