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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team beat Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number 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 supporters

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

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to change after a brief stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph