Juventus forward Paulo Dybala said that his patience was rewarded with his first call-up for the Albiceleste's two opening World Cup qualifying games against Ecuador and Paraguay.
Dybala, 21, signed for Juventus over the summer in a €32 million move after scoring 13 Serie A goals for Palermo last season.
He had options to play for Poland, Italy or Argentina because of his family ancestry, but said he always wanted to play for Argentina.
"Last year [Argentina coach Gerardo] Martino came to Palermo," Dybala told ESPN FC radio in Argentina. "I always felt that I was very young and if I kept doing things well I would get here. Today thank God I am here.
"This is a very important moment in my career because getting here was not easy," Dybala, who began at Argentine second division club Instituto and moved to Italy in July 2012.
"Things are going well for me and I am enjoying this because it has always been my dream, this is what I have always wanted. I am here to be a part of the team, if I get to play I will be very happy and if not, I will support the group. I am at the disposition of the coach and my teammates."
Dybala said he shared the good news with his teammate and fellow Argentina Roberto "Tucu" Pereyra.
"We were in training camp I think getting ready for Champions League [vs. Sevilla] when I found out," Dybala said. "I was really happy. There are only a few Spanish-speaking players at the club. It is just Tucu Pereyra and we almost never speak Spanish."
Argentina host Ecuador in Buenos Aires on Thursday before facing Paraguay in Asuncion on Oct. 13.
"My current status is really nice [being in the recall], but we are missing the best player in the world, it is regrettable that he isn't here. We are going to do everything possible so that his absence isn't notable," Dybala said.
He said that moving to Juventus as Carlos Tevez was leaving led to comparisons but he is trying to blaze his own trail.
"Everyone loves him [back at Juventus] and speaks so highly of him," said Dybala, who has scored four goals in nine appearances this season for the Bianconeri. "The media is always trying to compare us and they are always looking at our statistics, but I try to do things my way and not think about how Carlos did them."
He said the move to Juventus was a challenge but added that playing at Palermo gave him a chance to get noticed.
"I spent two very good years there. But it was the right moment to make an impact [with the transfer] and today by good luck I am doing very well," he said. "There are still many veteran players [at Juventus]. In Serie A the club are always contenders. We try to be as competitive as possible and to win always. At this moment we are trying to improve our situation.
Martino said Dybala has enormous potential and said it was his preference to select Dybala over Gonzalo Higuain.
"And I say potential because what he has shown up to this point he must do now at Juventus," Martino told Ole newspaper. "He has become a star in one of the most important leagues in the world. And now he has to establish himself at Juve. That is like having to put on a River or Boca shirt here. Fundamentally he is a good young player who thinks well. When his head is on straight, there are more chances that things will go his way, naturally."