Former Hearts boss Ian Cathro has been given one game to save his job after fans waved white hankies at him following his Estoral team's shock exit from the Portuguese Cup.

The Scottish boss was a shock appointment in July in what was only his second management job on his own - seven years after a short and ill-fated spell in charge at Tynecastle.

But he's managed just one league win all season and had already survived a vote of confidence.

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However, their fans' patience snapped after they were dumped out of the Portuguese Cup to second tier minnows Lusitano de Evora at the weekend.

They waved white hankies after the penalty shootout defeat - the traditional Iberian way of demanding managers are sacked.

The former Wolves, Spurs and Nottingham Forest coach refused to comment after the game, but reports in Portugal have suggested their board met and decided to give him one more game to prove himself.

Anything less than a win this week against Arouca looks set to end his stay less than five months after taking the job.