USM Alger and CR Belouizdad published their confirmed lineups on 2 June 2026 for the Algerian Professional League 1 Round 26 return match, setting formations, leaders and the stadium for the game at Stade 5 Juillet 1962.
That is why fans are searching for USM Alger now: the club’s head coach, Lamine N'Diaye, is listed as the man in charge for the fixture and the published setup fixes who will try to carry the team through a crucial return match on Tuesday.
The published page shows USM Alger lining up in a 3-5-2 shape with Radouani identified as the on-field leader, while CR Belouizdad deploys a 4-4-2 and is led on the pitch by Laouafi; Salim Seba is listed as CR Belouizdad’s manager. The entry confirms the match as Round 26 — a return leg — and names Stade 5 Juillet 1962 as the venue for the encounter on 2 June 2026.
Those basic allocations matter because formations and who is picked to lead a side frame immediate expectations: a 3-5-2 implies USM Alger will try to control the midfield with wing numbers and two forwards to press CR Belouizdad’s back four, whereas a 4-4-2 from CR Belouizdad signals a more conventional defensive spine and paired attacking options. The coaches named — Lamine N'Diaye for USM Alger and Salim Seba for CR Belouizdad — are the strategic authors on the teamsheet published today.
The lineup page itself is the source of the announcement and, alongside starters, includes substitutes and flags for players missing from the squad, but the list available to readers here does not reproduce every named substitute or absence. That omission is the immediate gap: supporters now know formations and managerial choices but must consult the full published sheet to see which players were placed on the bench or left out entirely — details that can decide how the game plays out.
That gap matters on match day because the tactical outline only becomes meaningful when tied to specific personnel: a midfielder listed in a 3-5-2 can be a defensive screen or a wide outlet; an omitted starter or late-call substitute can change a coach’s plan. With Radouani and Laouafi identified as the leaders in their respective systems, the unanswered detail — the composition of the starting XI beyond the formations and the identities of late substitutes or absentees — is what will determine whether those plans succeed at Stade 5 Juillet 1962.
What happens next is simple and decisive: the lineups will be tested on the pitch at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 when the Round 26 return match kicks off. For readers who want the complete rosters and the bench decisions that this summary leaves out, check the full published lineup page; otherwise, watch how Lamine N'Diaye’s 3-5-2 and Salim Seba’s 4-4-2 match up in real time and whether the named leaders — Radouani for USM Alger and Laouafi for CR Belouizdad — can impose their styles on the game.
