How it happened
Jefferson Savarino scored a hat-trick as Fluminense beat Coritiba 4-0, and the match was settled by the time he left the pitch.
He opened the scoring in the 30th minute, which gave the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead. Savarino struck again in the 49th minute, shortly after the restart, and completed his treble in the 65th. He played 79 minutes in all.
Acosta added a fourth in the third minute of stoppage time (90+3). Coritiba went through the whole match without a goal, and there were no red cards.
The numbers
Fluminense had 22 shots to Coritiba's eight, and 10 of them were on target against none for the visitors. They held 69% of possession and won the corner count 4-2. Expected goals were closer, at 1.76 to 1.51, so the scoreline was wider than the chances alone suggest.
Savarino's three goals came from 0.66 expected goals. He had 77 touches and one key pass, and his match rating of 10 was the highest on the pitch. Thiago Silva followed with a rating of 8.1, an assist, one key pass and 129 touches. Kevin Serna rated 7.7 with an assist and three key passes.
Pedro Rangel kept the margin from growing further. The Coritiba goalkeeper made six saves and earned a match rating of 7.3.
What it means
Fluminense are third in the table with 51 points from 29 matches and a goal difference of +10. Coritiba are ninth on 38 points with a goal difference of -8, 13 points behind. Over their last 10 league matches, the visitors have won three, drawn three and lost four, and conceded 20 goals.
Fluminense have scored 21 goals across their last 10 matches, with six wins, two draws and two defeats. The two clubs have now met 33 times, with 11 wins each and 11 draws. Their previous meeting ended 1-1.