1979 Copa América

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1979 Copa América
Tournament details
Dates 18 July – 12 December
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions  Paraguay (2nd title)
Runners-up  Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played 25
Goals scored 63 (2.52 per match)
Attendance 1,144,000 (45,760 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eugenio Morel
Jorge Peredo
(4 goals each)
Best player Carlos Caszely[1]
← 1975
1983 →

The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi-finals.

Squads

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Group stage

The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 4 2 1 1 10 2 +8 5
 Colombia 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 5
 Venezuela 4 0 2 2 1 12 −11 2

1 August 1979
Venezuela  0–0  Colombia
Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Luis Barrancos (Bolivia)

8 August 1979
Venezuela  1–1  Chile
Carvajal Goal 70' Peredo Goal 81'
Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: César Pagano (Peru)

15 August 1979
Colombia  1–0  Chile
Díaz Goal 21'
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

22 August 1979
Colombia  4–0  Venezuela
Iguarán Goal 17'
Valverde Goal 53'
Chaparro Goal 59'
Morón Goal 86'
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

29 August 1979
Chile  7–0  Venezuela
Peredo Goal 3', 59'
Véliz Goal 31'
Rivas Goal 38', 54' (pen.)
Soto Goal 80'
Yáñez Goal 84'		 Páez Red card
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Enrique Labó (Peru)

5 September 1979
Chile  2–0  Colombia
Caszely Goal 14'
Peredo Goal 58'		 Valverde Red card 54'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Wilfredo Cáceres (Paraguay)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
23x15px Brazil 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
 Bolivia 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 4
 Argentina 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 3

18 July 1979
Bolivia  2–1  Argentina
Reynaldo Goal 29', 66' López Goal 5'
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Octavio Sierra (Colombia)

26 July 1979
Bolivia  2–1 23x15px Brazil
Aragonés Goal 36' (pen.), 73' Report Roberto Dinamite Goal 30' (pen.)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Octavio Sánchez (Colombia)

2 August 1979
Brazil 23x15px 2–1  Argentina
Zico Goal 2'
Tita Goal 54'		 Report Coscia Goal 29'
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)

8 August 1979
Argentina  3–0  Bolivia
Passarella Goal 1'
Gáspari Goal 15'
Maradona Goal 65'
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sergio Vázquez Sánchez (Chile)

16 August 1979
Brazil 23x15px 2–0  Bolivia
Tita Goal 46'
Zico Goal 90'		 Report
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: José Vergara Guerrero (Venezuela)

23 August 1979
Argentina  2–2 23x15px Brazil
Passarella Goal 38'
Díaz Goal 71'
Gallego Red card 27'		 Report Sócrates Goal 17', 65' (pen.)
Zico Red card 27'
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 6
 Uruguay 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
 Ecuador 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 2

29 August 1979
Ecuador [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 1–2  Paraguay
Torres Garcés Goal 64' (pen.) Report Talavera Goal 22'
Solalinde Goal 77'

5 September 1979
Ecuador [[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 2–1  Uruguay
Tenorio Goal 6'
Alarcón Goal 9'		 Report Victorino Goal 79' (pen.)
Castillo Red card 65'

13 September 1979
Paraguay  2–0  Ecuador
E. Morel Goal 27'
Osorio Goal 48'		 Report
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)

16 September 1979
Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador
Bica Goal 4'
Victorino Goal 57' (pen)
Maneiro Red card 78'		 Report Klinger Goal 77'
Granda Red card 57'
Ron Red card 81'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)

20 September 1979
Paraguay  0–0  Uruguay
Ovelar Red card 35' Report
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sergio Vásquez Sánchez (Chile)

26 September 1979
Uruguay  2–2  Paraguay
Milar Goal 54' (pen.)
Paz Goal 83'		 Report E. Morel Goal 34', 88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)

Knockout stage

 
 Semi-finals Finals
 
                    
 
  
 
 
  Paraguay 2 2
 
  
 
 23x15px Brazil 1 2
 
  Paraguay (agg.) 3 0 0
 
  
 
  Chile 0 1 0
 
  Peru 1 0
 
 
  Chile 2 0
 

Semi-finals

17 October 1979
Peru  1–2  Chile
Mosquera Goal 71' Caszely Goal 36', 76'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

24 October 1979
Chile  0–0  Peru

Chile won 3–1 on points.

24 October 1979
Paraguay  2–1 23x15px Brazil
E. Morel Goal 16'
Talavera Goal 35'		 Report Palhinha Goal 79'
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

31 October 1979
Brazil  2–2  Paraguay
Falcão Goal 29'
Sócrates Goal 61' (pen.)		 Report M. Morel Goal 31'
Romero Goal 68'
Maracaná, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)

Paraguay won 3–1 on points.

Finals

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28 November 1979 [2]
Paraguay  3–0  Chile
Romero Goal 12', 85'
M. Morel Goal 36'
Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)

5 December 1979 [2]
Chile  1–0  Paraguay
Rivas Goal 10'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)

As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner.

11 December 1979 [2]
Paraguay  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Chile
José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

The play-off match finished tied after extra time expired, meaning the teams finished 3–3 on points. Paraguay won on aggregate 3–1.

Goal scorers

With four goals, Jorge Peredo and Eugenio Morel are the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 63 goals were scored by 41 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals

3 goals

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2 goals

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1 goal

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References

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