 his first trophy at the club was the Metropolitano championship in 1977.His fine form saw him called up to play for Argentina in World Cup 1978, he was a member of the team that defeated the Netherlands 3-1 in the final (held in River's home stadium Estadio Monumental) to claim Argentina's first World Cup.Back at River Ortiz helped River to win 3 league titles in a row (M1979, N1979 and M1980), the second time in their history that they had achieved this feat.