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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic third successive title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he recovered from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory win secured a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

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

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before producing a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory