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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

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

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the start of the following set

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

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to finish his victory