Lionel Messi is ready and raring to go ahead of the Copa America final as he played down concerns around his fitness.

The Argentine icon is set to start against Colombia on Sunday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.

But his tournament has been stymied by a muscular issue which saw him miss their group game with Peru.

Messi only has one goal and one assist in the tournament, both against Canada but in separate games.

The strike came in the semi-final win over the North American nation and he’ll need to be at his best if he is to win a third major international tournament.

Some are concerned he’s still not 100 per cent but a defiant Inter Miami star has insisted he’s set to be back to his best.

“With Canada I felt very good physically,” he said.

“With Chile I had an adductor problem and I no longer played comfortably. I was already slowed down, it bothered me when I had to stand up or move laterally.

“And with Ecuador I arrived just in time too. I was fine from the injury, but I had that in my head that I had something wrong.

“In the last match [against Canada] I lost my fear, I felt better and for the final I will feel better.”

Messi, aged 37, is approaching the end of his career but is yet to confirm whether he will retire from international football after the Copa America.

Angel Di Maria, though, has said he will quit.

Messi isn’t so sure and remains keen to convince him to stay, but hopes if he does bow out, he does so in style.

“Who knows, maybe he’ll score another goal in the final like he did in all the previous ones he’s played in. It would be extraordinary,” Messi said.

“We always tell him that if everything goes well, we have play-off games coming up. Nevertheless, ‘Fideo’ [Di María] has made up his mind and there’s nothing that can change it.”