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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis glory as the home team beat Spain to secure a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again excelled as he recovered from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the team players, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

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

But, with national number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to push the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

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

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

His opponent managed to save each before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory