Rui Borges was confronted, at the press conference prior to the visit to Arouca, with the possibility of playing in snow next Saturday. “I hope and believe that they (the players) are prepared for this requirement, be it with snow, with an orange or yellow ball, whatever it is,” he replied. But will it really snow in the village of Arouquense at game time? According to forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the possibility of snow in the municipality of Arouca next Saturday is real, but only between dawn and the early hours of the morning and «above 800/1000 meters, lowering the elevation to 600/800 meters, with accumulation of the order of 20 to 30 centimeters above 1000 meters», according to the information available on the website of the institute. At 6 pm, when kick-off will take place at Arouca-Sporting, only rain is expected, as well as gusts of wind between four and six kilometers/hour, with the temperature expected to be between five and eight degrees Celsius. With or without snow, it will be a very cold night in the town of Arouquense, as it usually happens at this time of year. Arouca hosts Sporting, on Saturday (6pm), for the 19th round of the League. The game will be monitored, up to the minute, at More football.