The 1979 edition of the
Copa América
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association football
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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
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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.
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''Peru qualified automatically as holders for the
semifinal
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
''Chile won 3–1 on points.''
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''Paraguay won 3–1 on points''.
Finals
''As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner.''
''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
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Jorge Peredo
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Eugenio Morel
Eugenio Félix Morel Bogado (born 2 February 1950) is a former Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a left forward.
He has been characterized as a very fast, talented left-footed player who scored many goals playing the left forw ...
3 goals
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Sócrates
Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates , was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with s ...
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Carlos Caszely
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Carlos Rivas
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Julio César Romero
2 goals
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Daniel Passarella
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former Association football, footballer and Manager (association football), manager, who is considered one of the greatest Defender (association football), defenders of all time. As a ...
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Carlos Aragonés
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Jesús Reynaldo
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Tita
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Zico
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Milcíades Morel
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Hugo Talavera
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Waldemar Victorino
1 goal
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Hugo Coscia
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Roberto Osvaldo Díaz
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Jorge Gáspari
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Carlos Angel López
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Diego Maradona
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Paulo Roberto Falcão
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Palhinha
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Roberto Dinamite
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Mario Soto
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Leonardo Véliz
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Patricio Yáñez
Patricio Nazario Yáñez Candia (born January 20, 1961) is a Chilean former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward.
Club career
Yáñez began his career in 1977 with San Luis de Quillota, San L ...
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Gabriel Chaparro
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Ernesto Díaz
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Arnoldo Iguarán
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Jaime Morón
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Félix Valverde
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Jorge Luis Alarcón
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Fausto Klinger
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Mario Tenorio
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Carlos Torres Garcés
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Juvencio Osorio
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Alicio Solalinde
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Roberto Mosquera
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Alberto Bica
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Denis Milar
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Rubén Paz
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Rodolfo Carbajal
References
External links
Copa América 1979 at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1979 Copa America
Copa América tournaments
1979 in South American football