▁the ▁drama ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁villa in ous ▁character isation . ▁Marcel ▁strugg led ▁to ▁read just ▁to ▁the ▁schedule ▁of ▁working ▁on ▁Hol by ▁City ▁after ▁being ▁on ▁mat ern ity ▁leave . ▁ ▁Mat te o ▁Ross ini ▁ ▁Christian ▁Vit ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Mat te o ▁Ross ini , ▁a ▁card i oth or ac ic ▁consult ant , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Mat te o ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁rival ▁and ▁possible ▁love ▁interest ▁for ▁Jac . ▁Jac ▁instantly ▁dis lik es ▁Mat te o ▁and ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁begins ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁patient . ▁Vit ▁explained ▁that ▁Mat te o ▁would ▁prefer ▁to ▁challenge ▁Jac ' s ▁behaviour ▁than ▁leave ▁her ▁alone . ▁Jac ▁then ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Mat te o ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁who ▁st ole ▁her ▁St ent ▁research , ▁inf uri ating ▁her . ▁Mat te o ▁tells ▁Jac ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁" ste al " ▁her ▁project , ▁but ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁him ▁and ▁claims ▁one ▁of ▁Mat te o ' s ▁ideas ▁for ▁their ▁patient . ▁Vit ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁Mat te o ▁" im medi ately ▁real ises ▁what ▁kind ▁of ▁character ▁Jac ▁is ", ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁her . ▁Writ ers ▁placed ▁the ▁characters ▁in ▁a ▁" cat ▁and ▁mouse " ▁game ▁as ▁Mat te o ▁tries ▁to ▁impress ▁Jac ▁with ▁his ▁" Ital ian ▁charm ". ▁Vit ▁commented , ▁" With ▁Jac ,