1979 Copa América

1979 Copa América

Tournament details
Dates	July 10 - December 12
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Paraguay (2nd title)
Runners-up	Chile
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	61 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorge Peredo (4) Eugenio Morel (4)
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The 1979 edition of the Copa América soccer tournament was played between July 10 and December 12. This time, the continental champion would not go to the FIFA World Cup. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru got a bye into the semifinals.

First round

The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

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Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.

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Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Chile 5 4 2 1 1 10 2  Colombia 5 4 2 1 1 5 2  Venezuela 2 4 0 2 2 1 12 August 1, 1979 Venezuela  0–0  Colombia Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Luis Barrancos August 8, 1979 Venezuela  1–1  Chile Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance: 14,000 Referee: César Pagano Carvajal  70' Peredo  81' August 15, 1979 Colombia  1–0  Chile Estadio El Campín, Bogota Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Díaz  21' August 22, 1979 Colombia  4–0  Venezuela Estadio El Campín, Bogota Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Espósito Iguarán  17' Valverde  53' Chaparro  59' Morón  86' August 29, 1979 Chile  7–0  Venezuela Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Enrique Labó Peredo  3', 59' Rivas  38', 54' Véliz  76' Soto  80' Yañez  84' Paéz September 5, 1979 Chile  2–0  Colombia Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Wilfredo Cáceres Caszely  14' Peredo  58' Group B Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Brazil 5 4 2 1 1 7 5  Bolivia 4 4 2 0 2 4 7  Argentina 3 4 1 1 2 7 6 July 18, 1979 Bolivia  2–1  Argentina Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Octavio Sierra Reynaldo  29', 66' López  5' July 26, 1979 Bolivia  2–1  Brazil Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Octavio Sánchez Aragonés  36' (pen.), 63' Roberto Dinamite  30' (pen.) August 2, 1979 Brazil  2–1  Argentina Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 130,000 Referee: Edison Pérez Zico  2' Tita  54' Coscia  29' August 8, 1979 Argentina  3–0  Bolivia Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sergio Vázquez Passarella  1' Gáspari  15' Maradona  65' August 16, 1979 Brazil  2–0  Bolivia Estádio Morumbi, São Paulo Attendance: 50,000 Referee: José Vergara Tita  46' Zico  90' August 23, 1979 Argentina  2–2  Brazil Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Roque Cerullo Passarella  38' Díaz  71' Gallego Sócrates  17', 65' (pen.) Zico Group C Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Paraguay 6 4 2 2 0 6 3  Uruguay 4 4 1 2 1 5 5  Ecuador 2 4 1 0 3 4 7 August 29, 1979 Ecuador  1–2  Paraguay Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Espósito Torres Garcés  64' (pen) Talavera  22' Solalinde  77' September 5, 1979 Ecuador  2–1  Uruguay Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho Tenorio  6' Alarcón  9' Victorino  79' (pen) Castillo  65' September 13, 1979 Paraguay  2–0  Ecuador Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Abel Gnecco Morel  27' Osorio  48' September 16, 1979 Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Oscar Scolfaro Bica  4' Victorino  57' (pen) Maneiro  78' Klinger  77' Granda  57' Ron  81' September 20, 1979 Paraguay  0–0  Uruguay Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Sergio Vásquez Ovelar  35' September 26, 1979 Uruguay  2–2  Paraguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edison Pérez Milar  54' (pen.) Paz  83' Morel  34', 88' Semifinals October 17, 1979 Peru  1 – 2  Chile Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Arppi Filho (BRA) Mosquera  71' Caszely  36',  76' October 24, 1979 Chile  0 – 0  Peru Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Cardellino (URU) October 24, 1979 Paraguay  2 – 1  Brazil Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Barretto (URU) E. Morel  16' Talavera  35' Palhinha  79' October 31, 1979 Brazil  2 – 2  Paraguay Maracaná, Río de Janeiro Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Espósito (ARG) Falcão  29' Sócrates  61' (pk) M. Morel  31' Romero  68' Finals November 28, 1979 Paraguay  3 – 0  Chile Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Da Rosa (URU) Romero  12', 85' M. Morel  36' December 5, 1979 Chile  1 – 0  Paraguay Estadio Nacional, Santiago Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Barreto (URU) Rivas  10' Final play-off December 11, 1979 Paraguay  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Chile Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Coelho (BRA) Paraguay won on goals aggregate (3-1) Result  Copa América 1979 Winners  Paraguay Second title Individual scorers Four goals Jorge Peredo Eugenio Morel Three goals Sócrates Carlos Caszely Carlos Rivas Julio César Romero Two goals Daniel Passarella Carlos Aragonés Jesús Reynaldo Tita Zico Milcíades Morel Hugo Talavera Waldemar Victorino One goal Hugo Coscia Roberto Osvaldo Díaz Jorge Gáspari Carlos Angel López Diego Maradona Paulo Roberto Falcão Palhinha Roberto Dinamite Mario Soto Leonardo Véliz Patricio Yáñez Gabriel Chaparro Ernesto Díaz Arnoldo Iguarán Jaime Morón Félix Valverde Jorge Luis Alarcón Fausto Klinger Mario Tenorio Carlos Torres Garcés Juvencio Osorio Alicio Solalinde Robert Mosquera Alberto Bica Denis Milar Rubén Paz Rodolfo Carbajal External links RSSSF Archive