1979 Copa América Finals

The 1979 Copa América Final was the final match to determine the Copa América champion. The first leg was held on November 28 in Defensores del Chaco of Asunción. The second leg was held in Estadio Nacional of Santiago on November 5, while the play-off match was held on December 11 in Vélez Sarsfield's venue, José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires.[1]

1979 Copa América Finals

Event	1979 Copa América
Paraguay Chile
As both teams finished tied on points, Paraguay won the playoff on aggregate goals (3–1)
First leg
Paraguay Chile 3 0
Date	28 November 1979
Venue	Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Referee	Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)
Attendance	40,000
Second leg
Chile Paraguay 1 0
Date	5 December 1979
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee	Barreto (Uruguay)
Attendance	55,000
Play-off
Chile Paraguay 0 0
Date	11 December, 1979
Venue	José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires
Referee	Arnaldo Coelho (Brazil)
Attendance	6,000

The final was played in the two-legged tie system, with the team earning more points being the champion. In case both teams finished tied on points, a play-off match would be played in neutral venue, which finally happened as Paraguay and Chile had won one game each.

After the play-off match also finished in a tie (0–0 a.e.t.), Paraguay was crowned champion on aggregate goals (3–1), winning its second title.[2]

Paraguay won its second Copa América title, in the year when also a club team from the country, Olimpia, won its first Copa Libertadores. Some Olimpia players formed the basis of the national team that played the Copa América, with Alicio Solalinde, Hugo Talavera, Roberto Paredes, Evaristo Isasi and Carlos Kiese among them.[3]