Wigan manager Roberto Martinez believes striker Franco Di Santo's inclusion in the Argentina squad will "do him a lot of good".
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The 23-year-old was rewarded for his impressive start to the season with a surprise call-up to Alejandro Sabella's squad for Wednesday's friendly international against Saudi Arabia.
Di Santo has been included at the expense of Carlos Tevez despite the Manchester City frontman boasting a far more impressive goalscoring record.
The former Chelsea youngster scored just once in 29 appearances in his first season at the DW Stadium and is still far from prolific, having netted seven goals in 32 games last term and three times in eight games this campaign.
Martinez is delighted with Di Santo's inclusion while admitting he was flattered that Sabella would include a player from his club.
"Franco di Santo is developing into a top footballer," said the Spaniard. "He's only 23 but he's come on a lot.
"Obviously being called up by Argentina and playing with the likes of Messi and Sergio Aguero is going to do him a lot of good.
"But we still know that he needs to carry on enjoying his football. I could see it coming because I work with him every day. You get a bit biased because you know the player.
"I was a little bit surprised with the knowledge the national team coach Alejandro Sabella has shown because, to know a striker at Wigan Athletic, it shows you that they are incredibly professional in the way they follow their players.
"They've got strikers at Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona and to have a striker from Wigan Athletic with the options they've got... they've got strikers at top clubs around Europe.
"It's a real compliment to Wigan. The way we play probably attracts the interests of national team managers.
"We didn't do before and that's a real compliment. Franco deserves huge, huge credit for the achievement."
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