1979 Copa América final

1979 Copa América final 1979 Copa América Paraguay PAR 1954 30px Chile CHI 30px 2–2 on points; a play-off on neutral ground was required to determine the winner.After the play-off finished tied, Paraguay won 3–1 on aggregate goals. First leg 3 0 28 November 1979 Defensores del Chaco Asunción Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay) 36,700 Second leg 0 1 5 December 1979 Estadio Nacional Santiago Barreto (Uruguay) 51,200 Play-off 0 0 11 December 1979 After extra time José Amalfitani Buenos Aires Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil) 30,000 1975 1983 The 1979 Copa América final 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.Paraguay, campeón de América en 1979 on ABC, 11 Dec 2018 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.Copa América 1979 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF 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.Garra y lujo: el camino de Paraguay Qualified teams Team Previous final app. PAR 1954 1922, 1949, 1953 CHI (None) Bold indicates winning years Venues left horizontal DefensoresAPF.jpg 185 Estadio Nacional Copa América 2015 (18273644630).jpg 205 Argentina_A_vs_Inglaterra_A_02.JPG 180 Defensores del Chaco (Asunción), Estadio Nacional (Santiago) and José Amalfitani (Buenos Aires), venues for the finals Route to the final 1979 Copa América ParaguayRound ChileOpponentResult Group stageOpponentResult ECU 1900 2–1 Match 1 VEN 1954 1–1 ECU 1900 2–0 Match 2 COL 0–1 URU 0–0 Match 3 VEN 1954 7–0 URU 2–2 Match 4 COL 2–0 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points PAR 1954422063+36 URU41215504 ECU 1900410347−32Final standingsTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points CHI4211102+85 COL421152+35 VEN 19544022112−112OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult BRA 1968 2–1 Semi-finals PER 2–1 BRA 1968 2–2 Semi-finals PER 0–0 Notes Paraguay won 4–3 on aggregate Chile won 2–1 on aggregate Match details First leg November 28, 1979 1979 Copa América Finals First leg PAR 1954 3–0 September 2025 CHI Romerito 12 85 M. Morel 36 Defensores del Chaco Asunción 36,700 Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay) _white_stripes _whitestripes3 _white_stripes _whitesides _whitestripe FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000BF FF0000 Paraguay _chile1979h _chile1979h _chile1979h _adidasonwhite _3 stripes white-grey 174AC7 174AC7 174AC7 174AC7 174AC7 Chile GK 1 Roberto FernándezRB2 Juan Espínola CB3 Roberto Paredes 79CB4 Flaminio Sosa LB5 Juan ToralesCM6 Luis Ernesto Torres 62CM7 Carlos KieseCM 8 RomeritoRW9 Evaristo IsasiCF10 Milcíades Morel LW11 Eugenio MorelSubstitutions:MF Aldo Florentín 62DF Cristín Cibils 79Manager: Ranulfo Miranda GK 1 Mario OsbénRB Mario GalindoCB René ValenzuelaCB Alberto QuintanoLB Enzo EscobarRM Carlos RivasCM Mario SotoCM Eduardo Bonvallet 46LM Manuel RojasCF Carlos CaszelyCF Oscar FabbianiSubstitutions:MF Víctor Estay 46Manager: Luis Santibáñez Second leg December 5, 1979 Second leg CHI 1–0 September 2025 PAR 1954 Rivas 10 Estadio Nacional Santiago 51,200 Ramón Barreto (Uruguay) _whitelines _whitecollar_trineck _whitelines _white_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_black FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000BF FFFFFF Chile _par07a _par07a _whitesides _whitestripe FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000BF FF0000 Paraguay GK 1 Mario OsbénRB 10 Mario GalindoCB 8 René ValenzuelaCB 16 Elías FigueroaLB 11 Enzo Escobar 20RM 17 Carlos RivasCM 24 Manuel Rojas 85CM 14 Eduardo Bonvallet 0 17LM 22 Oscar Fabbiani 56CF 21 Carlos CaszelyCF 23 Leonardo VélizSubstitutions:FW 19 Víctor Estay 56MF 20 Miguel Neira 85Manager: Luis Santibáñez GK12 Roberto FernándezRB4 Alicio Solalinde 15CB16 Roberto Paredes 55CB21 Flaminio SosaLB7 Juan ToralesCM 8 RomeritoCM 11 Carlos Kiese 46 12CM 14 Hugo Talavera 80RW 19 Evaristo IsasiCF 9 Milcíades MorelLW 17 Eugenio Morel 0 17Substitutions:MF 10 Aldo Florentín 46MF Roberto Cabañas 80Manager: Ranulfo Miranda Play-off December 11, 1979 Oliver Guy The Guinness Record of World Soccer 567 1992 Guinness publishing 0-85112-954-4 Play-off PAR 1954 0–0 yes September 2025 CHI José Amalfitani Stadium Buenos Aires 30,000 Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil) _white_stripes _whitestripes3 _white_stripes _whitesides _whitestripe ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 0000BF ff0000 Paraguay _whitelines _whitecollar_trineck _whitelines _white_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_black FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000BF FFFFFF Chile GK 12 Roberto FernándezRB 6 Juan EspínolaCB 21 Roberto ParedesCB 4 Flaminio SosaLB 7 Juan ToralesCM 10 Aldo FlorentínCM 11 Carlos KieseCM 8 RomeritoRW 22 Amado Pérez 85CF 14 Milcíades MorelLW 17 Osvaldo Aquino 61Substitutions:MF Luis Ernesto Torres 61DF Cristín Cibils 85Manager: Ranulfo Miranda GK 1 Mario OsbénRB 10 Mario GalindoCB8 René ValenzuelaCB16 Elías FigueroaLB 11 Enzo EscobarCM 17 Carlos RivasCM 13 Rodolfo Dubó 90CM 24 Manuel RojasRW 23 Leonardo VélizCF 21 Carlos CaszelyLW 22 Oscar Fabbiani 61Substitutions:FW 15 Patricio Yáñez 61MF 19 Víctor Estay 90Manager: Luis Santibáñez Paraguay won 3–1 on aggregate References Category:1979 Copa América Category:1979 in Chilean football Category:1979 in Paraguayan football Category:Chile national football team matches Category:Paraguay national football team matches Category:November 1979 sports events in South America Category:December 1979 sports events in South America Category:Copa América finals Category:Football matches in Paraguay 1979 Category:Football matches in Chile Category:Football matches in Argentina