Northern Irealnd has managed some impressive results against big teams in recent years and are looking to cause an upset once more.
“At home over the last few years we’ve had some really good results,” Hughes told Fulham’s official website.
“The England and Spain games will be talked about for years and we beat a lot of good teams that were ranked higher than us at home.
“Our home form is strong and we should go into the game with plenty of confidence, but it would be extremely dangerous to go into the match thinking Italy aren’t what they used to be because the team is full of quality players.
“We face a tough test and we have to do everything we did against Slovenia in the first game and a little bit more.”
