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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team beat the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate 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 final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

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

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display 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 the majority of points to secure the first set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

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