functions{
      real skellam_lpmf(int k, real lambda1, real lambda2) {
        //real r = k;
        return -(lambda1 + lambda2) + (k/2) * log(lambda1/lambda2) +
          log_modified_bessel_first_kind(abs(k), 2 * sqrt(lambda1 * lambda2));
      }
    }
    data{
      int N;
      int<lower=0> N_prev;
      array[N] int diff_y;
      int nteams;
      array[N] int team1;
      array[N] int team2;
      array[N_prev] int team1_prev;
      array[N_prev] int team2_prev;
      array[N] int instants_rank;
      int ntimes_rank;                 // dynamic periods for ranking
      matrix[ntimes_rank,nteams] ranking;      // eventual fifa/uefa ranking
      int<lower=0, upper=1> ind_home;
      real mean_home;              // Mean for home effect
      real<lower=1e-8> sd_home;      // Standard deviation for home effect

      // priors part
      int<lower=1,upper=4> prior_dist_num;    // 1 gaussian, 2 t, 3 cauchy, 4 laplace
      int<lower=1,upper=4> prior_dist_sd_num; // 1 gaussian, 2 t, 3 cauchy, 4 laplace

      real<lower=0> hyper_df;
      real hyper_location;

      real<lower=0> hyper_sd_df;
      real hyper_sd_location;
      real<lower=1e-8> hyper_sd_scale;
    }
    parameters{
      vector[nteams] att_raw;
      vector[nteams] def_raw;
      real<lower=1e-8> sigma_att;
      real<lower=1e-8> sigma_def;
      real home;
      real gamma;
    }
    transformed parameters{
      real adj_h_eff;                   // Adjusted home effect
      vector[nteams] att;
      vector[nteams] def;
      array[N,2] real theta;

      for (t in 1:nteams){
        att[t] = att_raw[t]-mean(att_raw);
        def[t] = def_raw[t]-mean(def_raw);
      }

      adj_h_eff = home * ind_home;

      for (n in 1:N){
        theta[n,1] = exp(adj_h_eff+att[team1[n]]+def[team2[n]]+
                         (gamma/2)*(ranking[instants_rank[n],team1[n]]-ranking[instants_rank[n],team2[n]]));
        theta[n,2] = exp(att[team2[n]]+def[team1[n]]-
                         (gamma/2)*(ranking[instants_rank[n],team1[n]]-ranking[instants_rank[n],team2[n]]));
      }
    }
    model{
      // log-priors for team-specific abilities
      for (t in 1:(nteams)){
        if (prior_dist_num == 1){
          target+= normal_lpdf(att_raw[t]|hyper_location, sigma_att);
          target+= normal_lpdf(def_raw[t]|hyper_location, sigma_def);
        }
        else if (prior_dist_num == 2){
          target+= student_t_lpdf(att_raw[t]|hyper_df, hyper_location, sigma_att);
          target+= student_t_lpdf(def_raw[t]|hyper_df, hyper_location, sigma_def);
        }
        else if (prior_dist_num == 3){
          target+= cauchy_lpdf(att_raw[t]|hyper_location, sigma_att);
          target+= cauchy_lpdf(def_raw[t]|hyper_location, sigma_def);
        }
        else if (prior_dist_num == 4){
          target+= double_exponential_lpdf(att_raw[t]|hyper_location, sigma_att);
          target+= double_exponential_lpdf(def_raw[t]|hyper_location, sigma_def);
        }
      }


      // log-hyperpriors for sd parameters
      if (prior_dist_sd_num == 1 ){
        target+=normal_lpdf(sigma_att|hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
        target+=normal_lpdf(sigma_def|hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
      }
      else if (prior_dist_sd_num == 2){
        target+=student_t_lpdf(sigma_att|hyper_sd_df, hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
        target+=student_t_lpdf(sigma_def|hyper_sd_df, hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
      }
      else if (prior_dist_sd_num == 3){
        target+=cauchy_lpdf(sigma_att|hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
        target+=cauchy_lpdf(sigma_def|hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
      }
      else if (prior_dist_sd_num == 4){
        target+=double_exponential_lpdf(sigma_att|hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
        target+=double_exponential_lpdf(sigma_def|hyper_sd_location, hyper_sd_scale);
      }

      // log-priors fixed effects
      target+=normal_lpdf(home|mean_home,sd_home);
      target+=normal_lpdf(gamma|0,1);


      // likelihood
      for (n in 1:N){
        target+=skellam_lpmf(diff_y[n]| theta[n,1],theta[n,2]);
      }
    }
    generated quantities{
      array[N,2] int y_rep;
      array[N] int diff_y_rep;
      vector[N] log_lik;
      array[N_prev,2] int y_prev;
      array[N_prev] vector[2] theta_prev;
      array[N_prev] int diff_y_prev;

      //in-sample replications
      for (n in 1:N){
        y_rep[n,1] = poisson_rng(theta[n,1]);
        y_rep[n,2] = poisson_rng(theta[n,2]);
        diff_y_rep[n] = y_rep[n,1] - y_rep[n,2];
        log_lik[n] =skellam_lpmf(diff_y[n]| theta[n,1], theta[n,2]);
      }
      //out-of-sample predictions
      if (N_prev > 0) {
      for (n in 1:N_prev){
          theta_prev[n,1] = exp(adj_h_eff+att[team1_prev[n]]+
                                  def[team2_prev[n]]+
                           (gamma/2)*(ranking[instants_rank[N],team1_prev[n]]-ranking[instants_rank[N],team2_prev[n]]));
          theta_prev[n,2] = exp(att[team2_prev[n]]+
                                  def[team1_prev[n]]-
                           (gamma/2)*(ranking[instants_rank[N],team1_prev[n]]-ranking[instants_rank[N],team2_prev[n]]));
          y_prev[n,1] = poisson_rng(theta_prev[n,1]);
          y_prev[n,2] = poisson_rng(theta_prev[n,2]);
          diff_y_prev[n] = y_prev[n,1] - y_prev[n,2];
        }
      }
    }
