At 9:00 ET, my Copa America Super Smash is on Argentina. Will Messi play? I'm sure that he could but I'm not going to rely on it. I'm not worried about it. Even without one of the game's greatest players of all-time, Argentina has numerous matchup advantages over Ecuador. Argentina made it here easily and didn't concede a single goal in 3 matches. Ecuador was fortunate to survive and get a draw against Mexico. Argentina is 3-0, winning by a combined margin of 9-1 in its last three appearances in the quarter-finals of this tournament. Argentina has never lost to Ecuador at this tournament either. They won the 2021 quarter-final meeting against them by a score of 3-0. Argentina hasn't trailed in a Copa America match since the 2019 semi-finals. They will win this match by multiple goals. Play on Argentina