Naysmith proud of Hampden record

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The national stadium has been a fortress throughout this current campaign and Naysmith sees no reason why that record should not stand against the Azzurri this weekend.

He said: "We've had five home games and five wins. We beat France at home and Ukraine at home and in previous regimes as well we have beaten Holland, drawn with Italy, drawn with Germany so we have had good results against the big teams. From that point of view we are quietly confident."

Naysmith missed both clashes with France through injury and is determined to relish this meeting with the world champions.

"I did not play in either of the France games and that is a regret," he admitted.

"Italy and France are both world-class teams, they have world-class players. You don't get to the final of the World Cup otherwise.

"I could not say if Italy are a better team than France. They both have their strengths and they both have their weaknesses and that is what we have to exploit.

"This is a cup final - winner takes all and I prefer that to a play-off home and away.

"Imagine if we had Italy away, everybody would be saying 'Oh it's Italy away.'

"But we are at home and it's the best thing we could have in front of a home crowd where we have a great record."