Las imágenes fueron tomadas en su momento por el fotógrafo japonés Masahide Tomikoshi, quien hoy tiene 72 años de edad y dio a conocer algunas fotos inéditas de aquel encuentro que se jugó en su país en 1989.
Según publicó el portal ElColombiano.com, el reportero gráfico cubrió todos los eventos orbitales de fútbol desde Alemania 1974 hasta Sudáfrica 2010.
Aunque en esta ocasión se trató de la Copa Intercontinental de Clubes, Tomikoshi afirmó que publica las imágenes por agradecimiento con todos los jugadores con quienes tuvo algún contacto o llegó a conocer.
Las imágenes adquieres aún más relevancia dada la final que jugaron en ese entonces el AC Milan y el Atlético Nacional, luego de ser campeones de América en ese mismo año.
Figuras locales de la talla de Leonel Álvarez, René Higuita, «El Chonto» Herrera y hasta el desaparecido «Palomo» Usurriaga fueron retratados por la lente del fotógrafo en aquel entonces.
Por el lado del contrario, figuras tan recordadas como Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard y Paolo Maldini, entre otros, quedaron retratados también disputando los balones con los ídolos criollos.
El partido se definió solo hasta el minuto 119 cuando Alberigo Evani marcó el gol que les dio la victoria desde el punto penalti, luego de una falta cometida contra van Basten.
AC Milan:
Galli,Maldini, Van Basten,Anchelotti,Rijkaard,Massaro,Costacurta,Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Fuser,Tassotti,
in 1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan(Italy) vs Atlético Nacional(Colombia) at Tokyo17/12/1989
Photo by Tomikoshi pic.twitter.com/7RiAiLlWT7— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 29, 2019
Atlético Nacional:
Gómez3,Pérez6,Escobar2,Cassiani5,Tréllez11,Higuita1,Arboleda9,García10,
Arango7,Álvarez8,Herrera4
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup) AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo 17/12/1989
Photo by Tomikoshi pic.twitter.com/UAaNKWUE6L— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 29, 2019
Franco Baresi (AC Milan) and Alexis García(Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/EMMIn68ehO— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 29, 2019
John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/yjURqmmhij— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Frank Rijkaard (AC Milan) and Alexis García(Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/QdUIETsJxn— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
René Higuita (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/SnL7krf7X4— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
José Ricardo Pérez (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/TE5zY7mTql— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Frank Rijkaaed and Marco van Basten(AC Milan) and Leonel Álvarez8, Geovanis Cassiani5 (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi pic.twitter.com/lcQLkPHvhv— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Diego Fuser(AC Milan) and Gabriel Jaime Gómez3(Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/cEq5DQZCcf— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Roberto Donadoni (AC Milan) and Leonel Álvarez8 (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/HwQRalNagH— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Alexis García10, Níver Arboleda9 (Atlético Nacional) and Mauro Tassotti (AC Milan)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/jWPlkd13M8— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Roberto Donadoni, Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) and Albeiro Usuriaga16 (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo17/12/1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi/TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/9VfrFTcDKA— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
René Higuita1, Luis Fernand Herrera4 (Atlético Nacional) and Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) Tokyo17/12/1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi/TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/9t08sJUDWK— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Marco van Basten (AC Milan) and René Higuita1 (Atlético Nacional)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/DZyJEED7i3— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/YvgfCz4ixn— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Roberto Donadoni (AC Milan)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) at Tokyo
in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/Cb6EybO1cO— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Franco Baresi (AC Milan)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia)
at Tokyo in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/jT4CUuGG7h— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Franco Baresi (AC Milan)
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) 1-0
at Tokyo in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/WiUS9TwKOC— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Alberigo Evani (AC Milan) scores goal on 119min
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) 1-0
at Tokyo in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/2rOzAIyV2y— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
AC Milan players celebrate after Alberigo Evani 14 goal on 119min
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) 1-0 at Tokyo in Japan on 17 Dec 1989 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/30uzae4766— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Alberigo Evani (AC Milan) MVP and TTOYOTA car
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia) 1-0
at Tokyo in Japan on 17 Dec 1989
Photo by Masahide Tomikoshi / TOMIKOSHI PHOTOGRAPHY pic.twitter.com/8WzxxsBm2H— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019
Franco Baresi and Mauro Tassotti (AC Milan) celebrate winning
1989 TOYOTA European and South American Cup (1989 Intercontinental Cup)
AC Milan (Italy) vs Atlético Nacional (Colombia)1-0 at Tokyo17/12/1989 Photo by Masahide Tomikoshihttps://t.co/jX4UAEd1ky pic.twitter.com/isEORnJk06— tphoto (@tphoto2005) January 30, 2019