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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to claim a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 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 achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after going a break down at the beginning of the second

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

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the set back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

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

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his triumph