1979 Copa América final

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1979 Copa América Finals
Event 1979 Copa América
Paraguay Chile
2–2 on points; a play-off on neutral ground was reuqired to determine the winner.
After the play-off finished tied, Paraguay won 3–1 on aggregate goals.
First leg
Paraguay Chile
3 0
Date 28 November 1979
Venue Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)
Attendance 36,700
Second leg
Chile Paraguay
1 0
Date 5 December 1979
Venue Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance 51,200
Chile Paraguay
0 0
After extra time
Date 11 December 1979
Venue José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Referee Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)
Attendance 30,000
← 1975
1983 →

The 1979 Copa América Finals were the final series to determine the champion of the 1979 Copa América, the 31st edition of the continental competition.

The final was played as a two-legged tie, with the team earning more points being the champion. After Paraguay and Chile won one game each finished tied on points, a play-off at a neutral venue was required.

The first leg was held on November 28 at Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, where Paraguay won 3–0. The second leg was held at Estadio Nacional in Santiago on December 5, where Chile won 1–0.

As both teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off match was held on December 11 in Vélez Sarsfield's venue, José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires.[1]

After the play-off match finished in a 0–0 tie after extra time had expired, Paraguay were declared champions on aggregate (3–1), therefore winning its second Copa América title.[2]

Paraguay won the competition in the same year that a club from the country, Olimpia, won its first Copa Libertadores. A number of Olimpia players formed the basis of the national team that won the Copa América title, including Alicio Solalinde, Hugo Talavera, Roberto Paredes, Evaristo Isasi and Carlos Kiese.[3]

Qualified teams

Team Previous final app.
 Paraguay 1922, 1949, 1953
 Chile (None)

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

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Defensores del Chaco (Asunción), Estadio Nacional (Santiago) and José Amalfitani (Buenos Aires), venues for the finals

Route to the final

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Main article: 1979 Copa América
Paraguay Round Chile
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Ecuador 2–1 Match 1  Venezuela 1–1
 Ecuador 2–0 Match 2  Colombia 0–1
 Uruguay 0–0 Match 3  Venezuela 7–0
 Uruguay 2–2 Match 4  Colombia 2–0
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
Final standings
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
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
23x15px Brazil 2–1 Semi-finals  Peru 2–1
23x15px Brazil 2–2 Semi-finals  Peru 0–0
Notes
  • Paraguay won 4–3 on aggregate
  • Chile won 2–1 on aggregate

Match details

First leg

1979 Copa América Finals
November 28, 1979 [4]
First leg
Paraguay  3–0  Chile
Romero Goal 12', 85'
M. Morel Goal 36'		 Report
Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 36,700
Referee: Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)
Paraguay
Chile

Second leg

December 5, 1979 [4]
Second leg
Chile  1–0  Paraguay
Rivas Goal 10' Report
Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Ramón Barreto (Uruguay)
Chile
Paraguay

Play-off

December 11, 1979 [4]
Play-off
Paraguay  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Chile
Report
Paraguay
Chile

Paraguay won 3–1 on aggregate

References

  1. ↑ Paraguay, campeón de América en 1979 on ABC, 11 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Copa América 1979 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
  3. ↑ Garra y lujo: el camino de Paraguay
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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