1979 Copa Libertadores Finals
# 1979 Copa Libertadores Finals

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.

## Matches

### First leg

| 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 ||

### Second leg

| 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 ||
