1979 Copa América
Tournament details
Dates18 July – 12 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Paraguay (2nd title)
Runners-up Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored63 (2.52 per match)
Attendance1,144,000 (45,760 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Eugenio Morel
Chile Jorge Peredo
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Chile Carlos Caszely[1]

The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi-finals.

Squads

Group stage

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.

Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 4211102+85
 Colombia 421152+35
 Venezuela 4022112−112
Venezuela 0–0 Colombia
Attendance: 18,000
Venezuela 1–1 Chile
Carvajal 70' Peredo 81'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: César Pagano (Peru)
Colombia 1–0 Chile
Díaz 21'
Attendance: 45,000
Colombia 4–0 Venezuela
Iguarán 17'
Valverde 53'
Chaparro 59'
Morón 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Chile 7–0 Venezuela
Peredo 3', 59'
Véliz 31'
Rivas 38', 54' (pen.)
Soto 80'
Yáñez 84'		 Páez Red card
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Enrique Labó (Peru)
Chile 2–0 Colombia
Caszely 14'
Peredo 58'		 Valverde Red card 54'
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Wilfredo Cáceres (Paraguay)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 421175+25
 Bolivia 420247−34
 Argentina 411276+13
Bolivia 2–1 Argentina
Reynaldo 29', 66' López 5'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Octavio Sierra (Colombia)
Bolivia 2–1 Brazil
Aragonés 36' (pen.), 73' Report Roberto Dinamite 30' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Octavio Sánchez (Colombia)
Brazil 2–1 Argentina
Zico 2'
Tita 54'		 Report Coscia 29'
Attendance: 130,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)
Argentina 3–0 Bolivia
Passarella 1'
Gáspari 15'
Maradona 65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sergio Vázquez Sánchez (Chile)
Brazil 2–0 Bolivia
Tita 46'
Zico 90'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: José Vergara Guerrero (Venezuela)
Argentina 2–2 Brazil
Passarella 38'
Díaz 71'
Gallego Red card 27'		 Report Sócrates 17', 65' (pen.)
Zico Red card 27'
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Roque Cerullo (Uruguay)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 422063+36
 Uruguay 41215504
 Ecuador 410347−32
Ecuador 1–2 Paraguay
Torres Garcés 64' (pen.) Report Talavera 22'
Solalinde 77'
Attendance: 45,000
Ecuador 2–1 Uruguay
Tenorio 6'
Alarcón 9'		 Report Victorino 79' (pen.)
Castillo Red card 65'
Attendance: 30,000
Paraguay 2–0 Ecuador
E. Morel 27'
Osorio 48'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)
Uruguay 2–1 Ecuador
Bica 4'
Victorino 57' (pen)
Maneiro Red card 78'		 Report Klinger 77'
Granda Red card 57'
Ron Red card 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
Paraguay 0–0 Uruguay
Ovelar Red card 35' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sergio Vásquez Sánchez (Chile)
Uruguay 2–2 Paraguay
Milar 54' (pen.)
Paz 83'		 Report E. Morel 34', 88'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edison Pérez (Peru)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Paraguay22
 
 
 
 Brazil12
 
 Paraguay (agg.)300
 
 
 
 Chile010
 
 Peru10
 
 
 Chile20
 

Semi-finals

Peru 1–2 Chile
Mosquera 71' Caszely 36', 76'
Attendance: 50,000
Chile 0–0 Peru
Attendance: 75,000

Chile won 3–1 on points.

Paraguay 2–1 Brazil
E. Morel 16'
Talavera 35'		 Report Palhinha 79'
Attendance: 50,000
Brazil 2–2 Paraguay
Falcão 29'
Sócrates 61' (pen.)		 Report M. Morel 31'
Romero 68'
Attendance: 80,000

Paraguay won 3–1 on points.

Finals

Paraguay 3–0 Chile
Romero 12', 85'
M. Morel 36'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Luis Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)
Chile 1–0 Paraguay
Rivas 10'
Attendance: 55,000

As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner.

Paraguay 0–0 (a.e.t.) Chile
Attendance: 32,000

The play-off match finished tied after extra time expired, meaning the teams finished 3–3 on points. Paraguay won on aggregate 3–1.

Goal scorers

With four goals, Jorge Peredo and Eugenio Morel are the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 63 goals were scored by 41 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Especial Copa America: Los Mejores Jugadores edición por edición" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 567. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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