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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a historic three-peat title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's gritty comeback victory success sealed a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players 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 preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

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

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of strong service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to complete his victory