The first leg of the tie was played on July 22 at Olimpia' home field, with the second leg played on July 27 at Boca Juniors'.

[1] Olimpia won the series after winning the first leg tie 2-0 at Asunción's Estadio Defensores del Chaco, and tying the second leg tie 0-0 at Buenos Aires's Estadio Alberto J. Armando and accumulated more points than their opponent.

[2][3] Bold indicates winning years The finals will be played over two legs; home and away.

The team that accumulates the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs will be crowned the champion.

If the two teams are tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral venue will become the next tie-breaker.