 In the case of Rot-Weiss Essen, their invitation followed their German Cup win, and the un-invitation followed a 4–0 defeat in a friendly match in Essen against America (Rio de Janeiro) (not viewed as a top club).Rot-Weiss Essen sued the CBD for financial compensation, taking the case to FIFA (the results of the case are unknown).Despite the competition's new name and different distribution of domestic and foreign clubs, some sources (1953 editions of both "O Estado de São Paulo" and "El Mundo Deportivo") referred to the 1953 competition as the same tournament from 1951–52, while other sources (RSSSF and 1953 editions of the "Jornal do Brasil") treated it as a successor.