 Flamengo scheduled a friendly against Brazilian Série B side Atlético Goianiense on April 7.Barbieri oversaw the team for the match in which Júlio César started in goal.Atlético-GO scored first but Diego scored twice in the 2nd half and Henrique Dourade converted a penalty to earn a 3-1 victory in the friendly before the first round of the Brasileirão the following week.