La Máquina Blanca

Nacional won back to back championships in 1933 & 1934, the team nicknamed La Máquina Blanca.
The 1933 championship concluded (almost) in the notorious  El gol de la valija  incident 
The record of the 2 Championship seasons was:

P	W	D	L	F	A
27	20	6	1	56	10
27	17	7	3	51	17

Américo Szigeti of Hungary became head coach during the 1933 season.
The players who contributed to La Máquina Blanca were:

GK	Eduardo García
FB	José Nasazzi   Ulises Chifflet Domingos da Guia (Brazil) Juan Brito Juan Ramón Cabrera
HB	Arsenio Fernández Ricardo Faccio

               Marcelino Pérez

               Michele Andreolo (Italy)

               Fausto dos Santos (Brazil)

               Conduelo Píriz

F             Juan Miguel Labraga

               Aníbal Ciocca
               Rodolpho Barteczko Patesko (Brazil)

               Pedro Cea

               Pedro Petrone

               Zoilo Saldombide

               Santos Urdinarán

               Francisco Arispe

               Pedro Duhart (France)

               Héctor Castro

               Enrique Fernández

               Eduardo Ithurbide

Los grandes centre- forwards

This page is taken from an edition of Mundo Uruguayo published in 1930, the centenary of the nation. The issue was titled 'The Resurgence of the Nation' and focused on the triumphs of the Uruguay national team in the 1920s. The magazine was published on July 18th, the day of the hosts' first ever World Cup match.

The 4 centre forwards featured are:

Jose Piendibene (Peñarol )
Over 500 games for Peñarol . 
40 Uruguay caps (1909-21), 20 goals. 
South American Championship Winner 1916, 1917 & 1920

Pedro Petrone (Nacional) 
29 international appearances (1923-30, his last appearance being on the day the article appeared, 18.07.30).
24 goals.
World Cup winning squad 1930.
Olympic Gold Medalist 1924,1928.
South American Championship Winner 1923,1924.

Carlos Scarone (Nacional) 
25 appearances (1909-22) 18 goals
South American Championship Winner 1917 


Rene Borjas (Wanderers)
7 appearances (1923-28) 3 goals.
Olympic Gold Medalist 1928.
South American Championship Winner 1926.

Artillero

The career of Pedro Petrone Schiavone, known as Pedro Petrone (or by his nicknames Perucho or Artillero) was a catalogue of successes. 
He started out as a 15 year old with the Montevideo club Charley. In 1924 he moved to Nacional. Petrone spent 2 seasons in Italy with Fiorentina from 1931-33 before returning to Nacional. 


Here is a summary of his achievements by year:

• 1923 Copa America - winner.

• 1923 Copa America - Top Goalscorer (3 goals in 3 games).

• 1924 Primera División Uruguaya - winner.

• 1924 Olympics - Gold Medal.

• 1924 Olympic Football Tournament Top Goalscorer (7 goals in 5 games).

• 1924 Copa America - winner

• 1924 Copa America Tournament Top Goalscorer (4 goals in 3 games).

• Toured Europe with Nacional.

• 1927 Copa America Tournament Top Goalscorer (3 goals in 2 games).

• 1928 Olympics - Gold Medal.

• 1930 FIFA World Cup - winner.

• 1931-32: Serie A Capocannoniere with 25 goals in 27 games.

• 1933 Primera División Uruguaya – winner.

Club career:
Nacional (1924 -30) 146 goals in 128 appearances.

Fiorentina (1931-33) 37 goals in 44 appearances.  
Nacional (1933-34)  30 goals in 20 appearances.

International:
Uruguay (1924-30)  24 goals in 29 appearances.