1979 Copa Libertadores finals

1979 Copa Libertadores finals

Event	1979 Copa Libertadores de América
Olimpia Boca Juniors 2 0
Olimpia won 3-1 on points.
First leg
Olimpia Boca Juniors 2 0
Date	July 22, 1979
Venue	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	Gastón Castro (Chile)
Second leg
Boca Juniors Olimpia 0 0
Date	July 27, 1979
Venue	La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Referee	Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

The 1979 Copa Libertadores finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1979 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by club Boca Juniors and club Olimpia. The first leg of the tie was played on July 22 at Olimpia' home field, with the second leg played on July 27 at Boca Juniors'. It was Olimpia 2nd Copa Libertadores finals and 4th finals for Boca Juniors.

Olimpia won the series after winning the first leg tie 2-0 at Asunción's Estadio Defensores del Chaco, and tying the second leg tie 0-0 at Buenos Aires's Estadio Alberto J. Armando and accumulated more points than their opponent.

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals app.
Olimpia	1960
Boca Juniors	1963, 1977, 1978

Bold indicates winning years

Rules

The finals will be played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulates the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs will be crowned the champion. If the two teams are tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral venue will become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference is going to be used as a last resort.

Venues

Estadio Defensores del Chaco (left) and La Bombonera, venues of the series

Matches

First leg

1979 Copa Libertadores finals

July 22, 1979

First leg

Olimpia	2–0	Boca Juniors
Aquino 2' Piazza 27'	Report

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Gastón Castro (Chile)

Olimpia

Boca Juniors

GK		Ever Almeida
DF		Rubén Jiménez
DF		Alicio Solalinde
DF		Miguel A. Piazza
DF		Enrique Villalba
MF		Carlos Kiese
MF		Luis Torres
MF		Roberto Paredes
FW		Osvaldo Aquino
FW		Hugo Talavera (c)
FW		Evaristo Isasi
Substitutes:
Manager:
Luis Cubilla

GK	1	Hugo Gatti
DF	4	Vicente Pernía
DF	15	Armando Capurro
DF	6	Roberto Mouzo
DF	3	Miguel Bordón
MF	8	Jorge Benítez		45'
MF	5	Rubén Suñé (c)
MF	10	Carlos H. Salinas
FW	7	Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW	21	Carlos R. Salguero
FW	20	Juan Ramón Rocha
Substitutes:
MF	25	José A. Palacios		45'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo

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Second leg

July 27, 1979

Second leg

Boca Juniors	0–0	Olimpia
	Report

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Juan Cardellino (Uruguay)

Boca Juniors

Olimpia

GK	1	Hugo Gatti
DF	4	Vicente Pernía
DF	2	Francisco Sá
DF	15	Armando Capurro
DF	3	Miguel Bordón
MF	8	Jorge Benítez	69'
MF	5	Rubén Suñé (c)	2'
MF	18	Mario Zanabria		78'
FW	7	Ernesto Mastrángelo
FW	10	Carlos H. Salinas
FW	20	Juan Ramón Rocha		45'
Substitutes:
MF	25	José A. Palacios		45'
FW	21	Carlos Salguero		78'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Lorenzo

GK		Ever Almeida
DF		Rubén Jiménez
DF		Alicio Solalinde
DF		Miguel A. Piazza
DF		Enrique Villalba
MF		Carlos Kiese	69'
MF		Luis Torres		72'
MF		Roberto Paredes	2'
FW		Osvaldo Aquino		10'
FW		Hugo Talavera (c)
FW		Evaristo Isasi
Substitutes:
DF		Rogelio Delgado		10'
MF		Jorge Guasch		72'
Manager:
Luis Cubilla