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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, immediate response after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his victory