11.12.1979.  je u Buenos Aires odigrana utakmica copa America između Paragvaj-Čile u prisustvu 6.000 gledatelja.

Sudac:Arnaldo David César Coelho iz Brazila

Strijelci: -

Paragvaj:

Fernández,-Espinola,Parades,Sosa,Torales,-Florentin,
J.C.Romero,Kiese,-A.Pérez,(Cibilis),M.Morel,Aquino,(Torres)

trener:Ranulfo Miranda 

                                                                                                  polufinale i finale
1 grupa
 
1.Čile              4 2 1 1 10:2 5                                                   1.Paragvaj 5 2 2 1 7:4 6
2.Kolumbija    4 2 1 1    5:2 5                                                   2.Čile          5 2 2 1 3:4 6          
3.Venecuela   4 0 2 2 1:12 2                                                   3.Brazil        2 0 1 1 3:4 1
                                                                                                   4.Peru*        2 0 1 1 1:2 1
2 grupa
                                                                                                    *plasirao se u polufinale  
1.Brazil      4 2 1 1 7:5 5                                                            direktno kao prethodni prvak
2.Bolivija     4 2 0 2 4:7 4
3.Argentina 4 1 1 2 7:6 3

3 grupa

1.Paragvaj  4 2 2 0 6:3 6
2.Urugvaj      4 1 2 1 5:5 4
3.Ekvador 4  1 0 3    4:7 2