Serie A

K. Viveros leads the race with 11 goals after 17 matches for Atletico Paranaense. He is 1 goal clear of Pedro on 10, while John Kennedy sits 2 back on 9. At the current rate K. Viveros projects to finish on around 25 for the season.

K. Viveros has scored 11 goals for Atletico Paranaense this season, accounting for 46% of the team's 24 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 Mirassol, 2 goals against Remo, and 2 goals against Vitoria. The numbers put him in the conversation for player of the season as long as the form holds.

1. K. Viveros (Atletico Paranaense) on 11 goals. 2. Pedro (Flamengo) on 10 goals. 3. John Kennedy (Fluminense) on 9 goals. 4. Carlos Vinícius (Gremio) on 9 goals. 5. Breno Lopes (Coritiba) on 8 goals.

Andreas Pereira of Palmeiras tops the assists chart with 9. Josué (Coritiba) is next on 7, and Samuel Lino of Flamengo rounds out the top three on 6.

Gabriel Barbosa of Santos is the most efficient finisher in the league at 0.76 goals per 90 minutes. He has 7 goals from 831 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 11 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.