"There are discussions about the team and discussions about individual players," said Ainsworth. "Flavio has put a lot of money in the club and he wants to know how his investments are going.
"Already we have made a point that we are going to be meeting regularly, not just with Flavio but with the other people who have put their money in the club.
"I have the final input on who goes out there and talk my way through the meetings justifying every player. But with a performance like that today the team picks itself, which is a great problem to have.
"He doesn't discuss the strategies but he does see the players and says what he sees."
Ainsworth confirmed that Briatore had talked with the players before kick-off.
He said: "He was in the dressing room before the game but he has done that before 80% of our games since he has been in charge.
"He chats with the lads but it is way before the match time. It is not as though he comes in a minute before kick-off or even an hour it is way before and great to see his entourage.
"He is a winner and he loves to be involved in sport. If I were a chairman I would love to be involved in things. It is better than having somebody who is totally quiet and you never see."
Reading manager Steve Coppell made it clear he regarded team selection as solely his preserve.
He said: "Picking a football team is not a committee decision. If I don't pick the team what do I do?
"An owner has a right to say 'I'll be manager' and some have done that, like Ron Noades. He bought a club and became a manager."
On the game he said: "0-0 is not the end of the world. As people famously say, we can extract the positives. We tried to win the game.
"We can criticise some of the things we did but as long as I have that kind of effort every game I won't be too disappointed."