With Marc Marquez quickly pulling away and taking a dominant win, Dovizioso and Rossi had been left combating for second at Termas de Rio Hondo.
Dovizioso held the spot for many of the race, however was by no means capable of shake off Rossi, who put strain on the Ducati rider because the grand prix entered its last stretch.
Rossi left it till Turn 7 on the final lap to make his transfer, and Dovizioso could not reply, permitting the Yamaha man to safe first podium since final yr’s Sachsenring race in July.
“I am very happy for me, for my team and for Yamaha because was a long time that I don’t arrive on the podium, with the two mistakes at the end of last year,” Rossi mentioned.
“I’m very comfortable, we would have liked this outcome. We work very effectively since Friday, I trip like once I was younger, I get pleasure from very a lot.
“The race was good, I count on to have a bit extra tempo than Dovi, however no, so I keep behind however on the finish I’ve two or three level the place I used to be a bit sooner than him.
“I try on the last lap and was good. Dovi is not able to do his famous cross [cutback move].”
Dovizioso “not happy” to lose second
While Dovizioso was happy to perform his preliminary aim of getting a podium end in Argentina, he mentioned he was “not happy” to lose second place.
“Happy for the podium, because when we came here it was our target,” mentioned Dovizioso.
“But I’m not comfortable in the best way the tyre work through the race and I needed to keep in entrance to handle the tyres.
“At the tip Valentino was capable of examine me. I could not keep behind as a result of I used to be struggling, perhaps it wasn’t the perfect technique.
“I am not happy about third position because the second was there but we have to be happy about the podium.”