Lezcano started his career at
Olimpia of Asunción in 1954. He was part of the historical Olimpia team coached by
Aurelio González that won five
Paraguayan league championships in a row, from 1956 to 1960 and reached the final of the first edition of the
Copa Libertadores in 1960, where Olimpia lost against
Peñarol of
Uruguay. Soon after in 1961, Peñarol signed him and became one of the key players of the Uruguayan club along with other stars such as
Alberto Spencer,
Pedro Rocha and
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz that helped Peñarol win several national and international championships. In 1968, he played for
Colón de Santa Fe of
Argentina. Lezcano made 26 appearances for the
Paraguay national football team, and was part of the squad that qualified for the
1958 World Cup tournament. ==Personal life and death==