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	Estadio Alberto J. Armando, 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 appearances (bold indicates winners)
Olimpia	1960
Boca Juniors	1963, 1977, 1978

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.

Matches

First leg

Olimpia v Boca Juniors

July 22, 1979

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

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Castro (Chile)

Olimpia

Boca Juniors

OLIMPIA: GK Almeida DF Jimenez DF Solalinde DF Piazza DF Villalba MF Kiese MF Torres MF Paredes FW Aquino FW Talavera FW Isasi Substitutes: Manager: Luis Alberto Cubilla Man of the Match: Assistant Referees:

BOCA JUNIORS: GK Gatti DF Pernía DF Capurro DF Mouzo DF Bordón MF Benítez MF Suñé MF Salinas FW Mastrangelo FW Salguero FW Rocha Substitutes: MF Palacios Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo

Second leg

Boca Juniors v Olimpia

July 27, 1979

Boca Juniors	0 – 0	Olimpia

Estadio La Bombonera, Buenos Aires Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

Boca Juniors

Olimpia

BOCA JUNIORS: GK Hugo Gatti DF Vicente Pernía DF Francisco Sá DF Capurro DF Miguel Bordón MF Jorge Benítez  69' MF Rubén Suñé  2' MF Mario Zanabria FW Ernesto Mastrángelo FW Carlos Salinas FW Juan Ramón Rocha Substitutes: FW Carlos Salguero MF José A. Palacios Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo Man of the Match: Assistant Referees:

OLIMPIA: GK Ever Almeida DF Jimenez DF Alicio Solalinde DF Miguel A. Piazza DF Enrique Villalba MF Carlos Kiese  69' MF Luis Torres MF Roberto Paredes  2' FW Osvaldo Aquino FW Hugo Talavera FW Evaristo Isasi Substitutes: MF Jorge Guasch DF Rogelio Delgado Manager: Luis Alberto Cubilla

References

External links

• 1979 Copa Libertadores Finals on RSSSF