Serie A

K. Viveros leads the race with 18 goals after 26 matches for Atletico Paranaense. He is 2 goals clear of Pedro on 16, while Gabriel Barbosa sits 5 back on 13. At the current rate K. Viveros projects to finish on around 26 for the season.

K. Viveros has scored 18 goals for Atletico Paranaense this season, accounting for 42% of the team's 43 league goals. The output goes well beyond a flat scoring rate. He is the player Atletico Paranaense turn to in tight games and the one defenders have to pick up first. Recent goal hauls include 1 goal against Coritiba, 1 goal against Fluminense, and 2 goals against Botafogo. The numbers put him in the conversation for player of the season as long as the form holds.

1. K. Viveros (Atletico Paranaense) on 18 goals. 2. Pedro (Flamengo) on 16 goals. 3. Gabriel Barbosa (Santos) on 13 goals. 4. Carlos Vinícius (Gremio) on 10 goals. 5. Samuel Lino (Flamengo) on 9 goals.

Andreas Pereira of Palmeiras tops the assists chart with 10. Josué (Coritiba) is next on 10, and Samuel Lino of Flamengo rounds out the top three on 7.

Gabriel Barbosa of Santos is the most efficient finisher in the league at 0.79 goals per 90 minutes. He has 13 goals from 1484 minutes, so volume is not the headline. The story is how rarely he wastes time on the pitch.

K. Viveros is the breakout story so far. In a first season at this level he has 18 goals for Atletico Paranaense, the kind of return scouts will keep on file. Defenders did not have much footage to study, and K. Viveros has used that to his advantage.