The 35-year-old Rodriguez, who has played for Real Madrid, Bayern, Porto, Monaco, and São Paulo, has been contracted by the Colombian club this season and has made two appearances for the team in the Liga Colombiana. The match, dubbed the "Jogo da Amizade Eterna" (Game of Eternal Friendship), is a tribute to the victims of the 2016 plane crash that killed 71 people, including members of the Chapecoense team. The crash occurred on November 29, 2016, near the airport in Medellín, Colombia, and is being commemorated 10 years later.
The Chapecoense team will travel to Colombia on Thursday and will play the match at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot on Saturday at 18:00 (Brasília time). The team will return to Brazil on Monday and is expected to arrive in Chapecó on Tuesday.