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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final even with being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

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

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate response after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

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

When play resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to save both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph