Between 1930 and 1931, he was loaned for free by Racing to Vélez Sársfield to play for the club in a Pan-American tour that took them from Chile to the United States.

Paternoster was part of the Argentina squad that finished runner-up to Uruguay in the 1928 Olympic football tournament.

[3] He played in the 1929 South American Championship, helping Argentina win the title.

[4] In 1930 he was again in an Argentine team that finished as runner up to Uruguay, this time in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

[7] In his later years, he worked to promote football in Ecuador, serving as manager of Emelec in the 1960s.