1979 Campeonato Metropolitano finals

The 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano finals were the final matches of the 1979 Campeonato Metropolitano, the first of the two league championships held during the 88th season of Argentine football. The two-legged event was contested between Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate. The first leg was played at the Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires on 12 August 1979 and the second leg was played on 20 August 1979 at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires.

Each club needed to progress through the group stage and a single knockout round to reach the final, playing 20 matches in total. Both finalists landed in the same group. River Plate topped the group before beating Independiente to reach the final. Vélez Sarsfield finished third, but won a tiebreaker match against Argentinos Juniors and subsequently beat Rosario Central to progress to the final.^[2]