He is also known for being the catalyst for starting "La Máquina" with River Plate who went on to dominate football in South America in the 1940s.

Peucelle played first team football for San Telmo and Sportivo Buenos Aires before joining Argentine giants River Plate for a fee of 10,000 pesos.

Peucelle also played for the Argentina national football team he was in the squad of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, where he scored three goals, and played in the final match against Uruguay,[2] which Argentina lost 2–4.

[4] Peucelle played a total of 59 games for Argentina scoring 12 goals.

Peucelle also managed River Plate and San Lorenzo in Argentina.