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.Copa Libertadores 1979 by John Beuker and Pablo Ciullini on RSSSF
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.Olimpia campeón de la Copa Libertadores 1979 by Marcelo Daniel on Pasión Fútbol, 27 July 2012El día que se rompió la hegemonía, ABC
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. 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.
Venues
Matches
First leg
GK Ever AlmeidaDF Rubén JiménezDF Alicio Solalinde DF Miguel A. PiazzaDF Enrique VillalbaMF Carlos KieseMF Luis TorresMF Roberto ParedesFW Osvaldo AquinoFW Hugo Talavera (c)FW Evaristo IsasiSubstitutes:Manager: Luis Cubilla
GK 1 Hugo GattiDF 4 Vicente PerníaDF 15 Armando CapurroDF 6 Roberto MouzoDF 3 Miguel BordónMF 8 Jorge Benítez MF 5 Rubén Suñé (c)MF 10 Carlos Horacio SalinasFW 7 Ernesto MastrángeloFW 21 Carlos R. SalgueroFW 20 Juan Ramón RochaSubstitutes:MF 25 José A. Palacios Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Second leg
GK 1 Hugo GattiDF 4 Vicente PerníaDF 2 Francisco SáDF 15 Armando CapurroDF 3 Miguel BordónMF 8 Jorge Benítez MF 5 Rubén Suñé (c) MF 18 Mario Zanabria FW 7 Ernesto MastrángeloFW 10 Carlos Horacio SalinasFW 20 Juan Ramón Rocha Substitutes:MF 25 José A. Palacios FW 21 Carlos Salguero Manager: Juan Carlos Lorenzo
GK Ever AlmeidaDF Rubén JiménezDF Alicio Solalinde DF Miguel A. PiazzaDF Enrique VillalbaMF Carlos Kiese MF Luis Torres MF Roberto Paredes FW Osvaldo Aquino FW Hugo Talavera (c)FW Evaristo IsasiSubstitutes:DF Rogelio Delgado MF Jorge Guasch Manager: Luis Cubilla
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