With Inter trailing thanks to Giuseppe Rossi's 60th-minute penalty in Thursday's clash, boss Walter Mazzarri opted to replace the Colombian with striker Mauro Icardi.
And the change paid dividends as Inter rallied to win 2-1 via goals from Esteban Cambiasso and Jonathan at San Siro.
Speaking to the Inter Channel, he said: "It wasn't a great moment for me when I left the pitch, but it will help me to become stronger on a personal level.
"I care about the Inter fans. Everyone knows what I do every day for the good of the team.
"I didn't want to offend anyone with the gesture. I wanted to fire up the fans to help the team and not whistle every ball we lost.
"They need to be the 12th man on the pitch for us."
"We came up against a strong team that has played well in their recent games," he continued.
"We showed a lot of patience and then had the determination and strength to find the winner after equalising."
