1979 Campeonato Metropolitano finals

1979 Campeonato Metropolitano finals 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano Vélez Sarsfield 1 River Plate 7 on goal difference First leg 0 2 August 12, 1979 Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires Claudio Busca Asociación del Fútbol Argentino - 1ª División – 1979 Fútbol Argentino: Crónicas y Estadísticas es 40 Luis Alberto Colussi Carlos Alberto Guris Victor Hugo Kurhy Second leg 1 5 August 20, 1979 Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires Teodoro Nitti The 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano finals were the final matches of the 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano, the first of the two league championships held during the 88th season of Argentine football. The two-legged event was contested between Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate. The first leg was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires on 12 August 1979 and the second leg was played on 20 August 1979 at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires. Each club needed to progress through the group stage and a single knockout round to reach the final, playing 20 matches in total. Both finalists landed in the same group. River Plate topped the group before beating Independiente to reach the final. Vélez Sarsfield finished third, but won a tiebreaker match against Argentinos Juniors and subsequently beat Rosario Central to progress to the final.Argentina 1979 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg79.html 2026-04-08 www.rsssf.org Qualified teams Team Previous app. River Plate 1932, 1936, 1969 Met Vélez Sarsfield (none) Bold: indicates winning years Met: Campeonato Metropolitano Nac: Campeonato Nacional Venues left horizontal 450 Estadio José Amalfitani 2024.jpg RiverPlateStadium.jpg Estadio José Amalfitani (left) and Estadio Monumental (right), venues Matches First leg 750 Velez vs river final 1979 01.jpg Velez vs river final 1979 05.jpg Velez vs river final 1979 06.jpg Velez vs river final 1979 08.jpg Some moments of the match held in José Amalfitani Stadium; Fltr, Pedro González (1) and Galetti (2–3) goals, and manager Angel Labruna celebrating (4) August 12, 1979 Vélez Sarsfield 0–2 Report River Plate Galletti 52P. Gónzalez 65 Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Claudio Busca _saturn0708h _velez7981a _saturn0708h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Vélez Sarsfield _left _River_1975 _right _shorts _socks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate GK 1 ARG Julio César Falcioni DF 4 URU José Jorge González DF 2 ARG Orlando Ruíz DF 6 ARG Omar Jorge DF 3 ARG Roberto Avanzi 40 MF 8 ARG Armando Quinteros MF 5 ARG Pedro Larraquy MF 10 URU Julio César Jiménez FW 7 ARG José Antonio Castro 0 59 FW 9 ARG Omar Pedro Roldán FW 11 ARG Carlos IschiaSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Gustavo Antoun MF URU Anastasio Malaquín 40 MF ARG Claudio Rotondi FW ARG Omar Mehmed FW ARG Gabriel SaviniManagers:ARG Cielinski-Montaño-Bermúdez GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 ARG Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 ARG José Luis Pavoni DF 6 ARG Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 ARG Héctor Osvaldo López MF 8 ARG Juan José López MF 5 ARG Reinaldo Merlo MF 10 ARG Norberto Alonso 83 FW 7 ARG Pedro Gónzalez FW 9 ARG Ruben Galletti FW 11 ARG Emilio CommissoSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Luis Landaburu DF URU Alfredo de los Santos DF ARG Pablo Comelles DF ARG Daniel Lonardi 83 FW ARG Ramón DíazManager:ARG Ángel Labruna Second leg 700 River v velez final 1979 01.jpg River v velez final 1979 04.jpg River v velez final 1979 06.jpg River v velez final 1979 11.jpg Some moments of the match held in Estadio Monumental August 20, 1979 River Plate 5–1 Report Vélez Sarsfield Alonso 13Commisso 41Luque 55P. Gónzalez 57 89 Jorge 87 Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Teodoro Nitti _river1970t _river_1975st _river1970t _shorts _socks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF River Plate _saturn0708a _velez7981h _saturn0708a _adidasblue _3_stripes_blue FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Vélez Sarsfield GK 1 ARG Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 ARG Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 ARG José Luis Pavoni DF 6 ARG Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 ARG Héctor Osvaldo López 75 MF 8 ARG Juan José López MF 5 ARG Reinaldo Merlo MF 10 ARG Norberto Alonso FW 7 ARG Pedro Gónzalez FW 9 ARG Leopoldo Luque FW 11 ARG Emilio CommissoSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Luis Landaburu DF URU Alfredo de los Santos DF ARG Horacio Rodríguez 75 MF URU Juan Ramón Carrasco FW ARG Ruben GallettiManager:ARG Ángel Labruna GK 1 ARG Julio César Falcioni DF 4 URU José Jorge González DF 2 ARG Orlando Ruíz DF 6 ARG Omar Jorge DF 3 URU Anastasio Malaquín MF 8 ARG Armando Quinteros 45 MF 5 ARG Pedro Larraquy MF 10 ARG Claudio Rotondi 58 FW 7 ARG Carlos Ischia FW 9 URU Julio César Jiménez FW 11 ARG Jorge SalasSubstitutes: GK 12 ARG Gustavo Antoun MF ARG Jorge Escandón FW ARG Omar Mehmed FW ARG Omar Pedro Roldán 45 FW ARG Gabriel Savini 58Managers:ARG Cielinski-Montaño-Bermúdez References Category:1979 in Argentine football Category:1979 in South American football Category:1979 in South American football leagues Category:August 1979 sports events in South America Category:Football competitions in Buenos Aires Category:1970s in Buenos Aires