 For the friendly match,
many recognised football players were invited such as the Dutch player Edgar Davids, the Chilean Iván Zamorano, the Uruguayan Paolo Montero, the Argentinian Sergio Goycochea, and the Colombians Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla, Arnoldo Iguarán, Mauricio Serna, Víctor Hugo Aristizábal, among others.The match ended up with an 8–7 win for the foreign team and Valenciano scoring two goals.He played for the Colombia national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.