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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the team players, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match despite missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory