The 1979 Campeonato Nacional finals were the final matches of the 1979 Campeonato Nacional, the second of the two league championships held during the 88th season of Argentine football. The two-legged event was contested between Unión de Santa Fe and River Plate. The first leg was played at the Estadio 15 de Abril, Santa Fe on 19 December 1979 and the second leg was played on 23 December 1979 at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires.
Each club needed to progress through the group stage and two knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 18 matches in total. River Plate were the runners-up of their group, facing Vélez Sarsfield and Rosario Central before reaching the final. Unión also finished in second place of their group, and subsequently beat Talleres de Córdoba and Atlético Tucumán to progress to the final.
Qualified teams Team Previous finals app. River Plate 1932, 1936 , 1969 Met, 1976 Nac, 1978 Nac Unión (none)
Venues
Matches First leg
GK 1 Nery Pumpido DF 4 Hugo Ismael López DF 2 Carlos Mazzoni DF 6 Pablo Cardenas DF 3 Oscar Regenhardt MF 8 Mario Alberto MF 5 Roberto Telch MF 10 Héctor Pitarch FW 7 Arsenio Ribeca FW 9 Juan Gerónimo Paz FW 11 Fernando AlíSubstitutes: GK 12 Carlos Biasutto DF Ricardo Bertolé MF Víctor Arroyo MF Víctor Torres FW Eduardo Stelhik Manager: Reynaldo Volken GK 1 Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 Daniel Lonardi DF 6 Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 Héctor Osvaldo López MF 8 Juan José López MF 5 Reinaldo Merlo MF 10 Norberto Alonso FW 7 Ramón Díaz FW 9 Leopoldo Luque FW 11 Emilio CommissoSubstitutes: GK 12 Luis Landaburu DF José Luis Pavoni MF Juan Ramón Carrasco FW Pedro González FW Oscar OrtizManager: Ángel Labruna
Second leg
GK 1 Ubaldo Fillol DF 4 Eduardo Saporiti DF 2 Daniel Lonardi DF 6 Daniel Passarella (c) DF 3 Héctor Osvaldo López MF 8 Juan José López MF 5 Reinaldo Merlo MF 10 Norberto Alonso FW 7 Pedro González FW 9 Leopoldo Luque FW 11 Emilio CommissoSubstitutes: GK 12 Luis Landaburu DF José Luis Pavoni DF Alfredo de los Santos MF Juan Ramón Carrasco FW Ramón Díaz Manager: Ángel Labruna GK 1 Nery Pumpido DF 4 Hugo Ismael López DF 2 Carlos Mazzoni DF 6 Pablo Cardenas DF 3 Oscar Regenhardt MF 8 Mario Alberto MF 5 Roberto Telch MF 10 Héctor Pitarch FW 7 Arsenio Ribeca FW 9 Juan Gerónimo Paz FW 11 Fernando AlíSubstitutes: GK 12 Carlos Biasutto DF Ricardo Bertolé MF Víctor Arroyo MF Víctor Torres FW Eduardo Stelhik Manager: Reynaldo Volken
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