Argentina captain Lionel Messi is set to start in their Copa America quarterfinal clash against Ecuador, TyC Sports reported.

Messi had hurt his right hamstring and skipped Argentina's final Group A match against Peru, which the defending champions won 2-0 to qualify for the last eight as group champions.

Messi had trained with the side on Thursday and the report suggests that if there are no 'last-minute problems', he will play the game.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni had been hopeful in the press conference that he was glad they had a day to make the decision on their talismanic captain's availability.

"We'll wait a couple of hours and make the decision. It is always better to have one more day," he told a press conference.

"Yesterday we had good feelings and we'll take this day to define the team based on the response we get today," he had added.

Probable lineup: Emiliano Martinez ; Nahuel Molina , Cristian Romero , Lisandro Martinez , Nicolas Tagliafico ; Rodrigo De Paul , Alexis Mac Allister , Enzo Fernandez ,  Nicolas Gonzalez;  Lautaro Martinez and Lionel Messi .