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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to team tennis victory as the home team beat the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to shone as he battled back 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 triumph sealed a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the team players, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after going a break down at the start of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph